Ted Middleton Poems

Today is the day for rejoicing
All the worry and time was worthwhile
Its the rise of the next generation
Behold as the proud parents smile
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The Sound of Alone

The sounds of alone, so hard - so often
A grating sound that will never soften
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Mum 2

I remember long ago
You'd hug me close and I would know
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I see them standing stately, trembling and unsure
Most prancing with excitement, as their riders reassure
Ready willing able they, to answer to the call
No choice these gentle giants, of the fate that may befall
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O' woe is me - such misery
Its Christmas time and I've no tree
My daughter moved and I'm alone
We only speak now on the phone
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I've a hankering for a mate
Someone close I can relate
For I tire the demands that some will make
There's a void I hope to fill
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I am a relic from our once proud past
When my flag came first and never last
I was prepared - my life on the line
For that Southern Cross we thought so fine
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Sweet mysteries of life it's said, reveal themselves upon deaths bed
Where knowing we've no time ahead - our mind regresses - so it's said
There are no questions on our mind, nor mysteries of any kind
The path we trod now answer lined, through closed eyes now we are not blind.
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Mornings Light

In the light of the morning
When darkness is done
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I am a happy widdle bub
I sleep with a widdle bear
Everything I have is widdle
Theres widdle everywhere
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